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Martin, Courtney E.
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Martin, Courtney E.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Discrimination in education -- United States.
Public schools -- United States.
School choice -- United States.
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Martin, Courtney E.
Martin, Courtney E.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Discrimination in education -- United States.
Public schools -- United States.
School choice -- United States.
MARC Display
Learning
in
public
:
lessons
for a
racially
divided
America
from
my
daughter
's
school
/ Courtney E. Martin.
by
Martin, Courtney E.
Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Call #:
379.260973 M379L
Subjects
Martin, Courtney E.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Discrimination in education -- United States.
Public
schools -- United States.
School
choice -- United States.
ISBN:
9780316428262 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvi, 380 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-377).
Summary:
"One mother’s story of enrolling her
daughter
in a local
public
school
, and the surprising, necessary
lessons
she learned with her neighbors. From the time Courtney E. Martin strapped her
daughter
, Maya, to her chest for long walks, she was curious about Emerson Elementary, a
public
school
down the street from her Oakland home. She learned that White families in their gentrifying neighborhood largely avoided the majority-Black, poorly rated
school
. As she began asking why, a journey of a thousand moral miles began.
Learning
in
Public
is the story -- not just Martin'
s
journey, but a whole country’s. Many of us are newly awakened to the continuing racial injustice all around us but are unsure of how to go beyond hashtags and yard signs to be part of transforming the country. Martin discovered that her
public
school
, the foundation of our fragile democracy, is a powerful place to dig deeper. She examined her own fears, assumptions, and conversations with other parents as they navigated
school
choice. A vivid portrait of integration’s virtues and complexities, and the palpable joy of trying to live differently in a country re-making itself,
Learning
in
Public
might also set your family’s life on a different course forever. "--Publisher.
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